US6969493B2 - Apparatus for producing a hydrogen-rich and low carbon monoxide gas - Google Patents
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Abstract
Description
CH3OH+H2→3H2+CO2 or CH3OH→2H2+CO
CH3OH+½O2→2H2+CO2
CO+½O2→CO2
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